Northwest HS student arrested for attempted murder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember this is the second murderer at northwest in the span of what? 5 years?
For the superintendent to make Safety and Security his number 1 talking point and keep shuffling violent students between schools instead of removing them to a separate facility is farcical

+1
The threat to your child is the child they moved to your school because he was assaulting children at his home school.
How this is legal is beyond me.

Because they got rid of Mark Twain. Previously, a kid that misbehaved enough to be removed to their home school would have been placed in Mark Twain.

There is RICA
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rica/

[Anonymous]

Good for the Northwest HS parents who are pissed off about MCPS not notifying them about the arrest and asking for transparency: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/parents-call-transparency-after-student-charged-attempted-murder-arrested-near-northwest-hs

[Anonymous]

Here's the text of the community letter from the Northwest HS principal that came out on Wednesday:

Dear Northwest High School Families,

I write this evening to make you aware of very unfortunate news concerning the arrest of one of our students. We were made aware of a Montgomery County Police Department news release concerning a community incident not related to our school. We are alarmed at what the police have discovered and while this did not occur on school campus, we know this information can be concerning.

The safety and security of our students remain our top priority. We continue to work every day with our partners in the MCPS Department of School Safety and Emergency Management and the Montgomery County Police Department to ensure that we are providing a safe environment for our students and staff.

As your principal and a school system leader in Montgomery County Public Schools, I am aware of the rise in violence in our community and across the nation. Our students are aware of these instances, too, and in addition to the support we provide for students on a daily basis, MCPS has a great deal of mental health, wellness and crisis support measures in place for use during times of need.

He and MCPS are lying. They knew about the arrest and they knew what it entailed. They just thought they could get away with not reporting about the arrest to the community since the arrest technically happened off-campus. They didn't account for the police charging the student having a gun on school property though, which directly links and implicates MCPS for its failures.

Furthermore, didn't Marcus Jones just say that the "clarifications" he was doing between MCPD and MCPS around the MOU were meant to eliminate these gaps in communication and collaboration between the two agencies? Why is MCPS learning anything via a press release from MCPD about the arrest of one of its students, especially when one of the charges is related to said student having a gun on school grounds? The MOU is not worth the paper it's printed on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the text of the community letter from the Northwest HS principal that came out on Wednesday:

Dear Northwest High School Families,

I write this evening to make you aware of very unfortunate news concerning the arrest of one of our students. We were made aware of a Montgomery County Police Department news release concerning a community incident not related to our school. We are alarmed at what the police have discovered and while this did not occur on school campus, we know this information can be concerning.

The safety and security of our students remain our top priority. We continue to work every day with our partners in the MCPS Department of School Safety and Emergency Management and the Montgomery County Police Department to ensure that we are providing a safe environment for our students and staff.

As your principal and a school system leader in Montgomery County Public Schools, I am aware of the rise in violence in our community and across the nation. Our students are aware of these instances, too, and in addition to the support we provide for students on a daily basis, MCPS has a great deal of mental health, wellness and crisis support measures in place for use during times of need.

He and MCPS are lying. They knew about the arrest and they knew what it entailed. They just thought they could get away with not reporting about the arrest to the community since the arrest technically happened off-campus. They didn't account for the police charging the student having a gun on school property though, which directly links and implicates MCPS for its failures.

Furthermore, didn't Marcus Jones just say that the "clarifications" he was doing between MCPD and MCPS around the MOU were meant to eliminate these gaps in communication and collaboration between the two agencies? Why is MCPS learning anything via a press release from MCPD about the arrest of one of its students, especially when one of the charges is related to said student having a gun on school grounds? The MOU is not worth the paper it's printed on.

Agree with this. As a parent at a different school, we saw this happen at our HS when there was an incident. Just as what happened in the rape case at Damascus.

I don't blame the Principal though. Admin is in a tough spot because they are told how to handle these situations by Central Office. The issues are with Central Office and MCPS leadership. And the BOE - all of those entities care more about optics than they do about actual student safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good for the Northwest HS parents who are pissed off about MCPS not notifying them about the arrest and asking for transparency: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/parents-call-transparency-after-student-charged-attempted-murder-arrested-near-northwest-hs

And...
So...
Therefore...

mcps will do what?

Um...

Did you say they will be sued?

Now, those ears may have perked up.
Taylor?
Elirch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's the text of the community letter from the Northwest HS principal that came out on Wednesday:

Dear Northwest High School Families,

I write this evening to make you aware of very unfortunate news concerning the arrest of one of our students. We were made aware of a Montgomery County Police Department news release concerning a community incident not related to our school. We are alarmed at what the police have discovered and while this did not occur on school campus, we know this information can be concerning.

The safety and security of our students remain our top priority. We continue to work every day with our partners in the MCPS Department of School Safety and Emergency Management and the Montgomery County Police Department to ensure that we are providing a safe environment for our students and staff.

As your principal and a school system leader in Montgomery County Public Schools, I am aware of the rise in violence in our community and across the nation. Our students are aware of these instances, too, and in addition to the support we provide for students on a daily basis, MCPS has a great deal of mental health, wellness and crisis support measures in place for use during times of need.

He and MCPS are lying. They knew about the arrest and they knew what it entailed. They just thought they could get away with not reporting about the arrest to the community since the arrest technically happened off-campus. They didn't account for the police charging the student having a gun on school property though, which directly links and implicates MCPS for its failures.

Furthermore, didn't Marcus Jones just say that the "clarifications" he was doing between MCPD and MCPS around the MOU were meant to eliminate these gaps in communication and collaboration between the two agencies? Why is MCPS learning anything via a press release from MCPD about the arrest of one of its students, especially when one of the charges is related to said student having a gun on school grounds? The MOU is not worth the paper it's printed on.

Agree with this. As a parent at a different school, we saw this happen at our HS when there was an incident. Just as what happened in the rape case at Damascus.

I don't blame the Principal though. Admin is in a tough spot because they are told how to handle these situations by Central Office. The issues are with Central Office and MCPS leadership. And the BOE - all of those entities care more about optics than they do about actual student safety.

The thing is, both things are true, I believe.

It is true Central Office and MCPS leadership care about optics over student and teacher safety. But it's also true that many principals suck at their job and fail to do basic, common sense things that contribute to these security and safety failures. But instead of taking accountability for their missteps and failed leadership, they blame Central Office, their bosses, the BOE, the Maryland legislature or DJS and pretend like their hands are tied to save face and protect their jobs. This then devolves to finger pointing and no one in the parent community really knows who to blame and hold accountable.

But I will say this: Principals have A LOT of power in MCPS. Moreso than most people think. And their directors and associate superintendents actually can't really make them do very much. MCAAP is powerful and has enshrined principals with an impenetrable armor of protection. It's part of the reason why Beidleman felt invincible and that he could get away with what he was doing forever. We really need to restructure the amount of unchecked power we allow to rest at the principalship level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for the Northwest HS parents who are pissed off about MCPS not notifying them about the arrest and asking for transparency: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/parents-call-transparency-after-student-charged-attempted-murder-arrested-near-northwest-hs

And...
So...
Therefore...

mcps will do what?

Um...

Did you say they will be sued?

Now, those ears may have perked up.
Taylor?
Elirch?

All of the above for $100, Alex?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for the Northwest HS parents who are pissed off about MCPS not notifying them about the arrest and asking for transparency: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/parents-call-transparency-after-student-charged-attempted-murder-arrested-near-northwest-hs

And...
So...
Therefore...

mcps will do what?

Um...

Did you say they will be sued?

Now, those ears may have perked up.
Taylor?
Elirch?

LOL
They are sued constantly.
They do not care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for the Northwest HS parents who are pissed off about MCPS not notifying them about the arrest and asking for transparency: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/parents-call-transparency-after-student-charged-attempted-murder-arrested-near-northwest-hs

And...
So...
Therefore...

mcps will do what?

Um...

Did you say they will be sued?

Now, those ears may have perked up.
Taylor?
Elirch?

LOL
They are sued constantly.
They do not care.

That's because settlement money doesn't come from their budget. If it did, maybe MCPS would behave more responsibly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for the Northwest HS parents who are pissed off about MCPS not notifying them about the arrest and asking for transparency: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/parents-call-transparency-after-student-charged-attempted-murder-arrested-near-northwest-hs

And...
So...
Therefore...

mcps will do what?

Um...

Did you say they will be sued?

Now, those ears may have perked up.
Taylor?
Elirch?

LOL
They are sued constantly.
They do not care.

That's because settlement money doesn't come from their budget. If it did, maybe MCPS would behave more responsibly.

Nah. They'd just ask for more taxpayer money! Nobody in MCPS has any incentive to behave more responsibly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When these things happen I always want to know if they are gang/drugs related or whether it’s an interpersonal dispute (eg, stole my girlfriend, etc.). They are both troubling but have totally different causes and solutions. Also would like to know if the weapon is one he took from a parent, or self assembled ghost gun, or bought on illegal market.

Are you insane? The cause is violent children with parents who don't care. I'm so tired of progressives trying to write these things off. You worked hard to live in a nice area but the people you elect have chosen to invite people who don't ino your lives by offering them services you will never be given

[Anonymous]

You should he up in arms at your school district not notifying you that an attempted murder happened at a bus stop and the gun was in your child's school and then they chose not to tell you.

[Anonymous]

Is it time again to fire the teachers of the violent kids because if they were competent teachers the kid would be learning instead of fighting. Also, thats a great way to stir the pot and deflect how violent the kids are, how nonexistent discipline is, how incompetent admin is, and just blame blame blame the selfless teachers. I don't recommend this profession.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should he up in arms at your school district not notifying you that an attempted murder happened at a bus stop and the gun was in your child's school and then they chose not to tell you.

Wait wait wait. The email to parents came out Wednesday, the same day as the arrest. Where is the cover-up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should he up in arms at your school district not notifying you that an attempted murder happened at a bus stop and the gun was in your child's school and then they chose not to tell you.

Wait wait wait. The email to parents came out Wednesday, the same day as the arrest. Where is the cover-up?

The arrest happened on Friday, the week before. The email from the school came out after the press release from MCPD came out on Wednesday and people started connecting the dots as to which school the youth was attached to.